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Chapter 5
Sustain
Once your implementation of the rst four of the ve Ss is complete, you
need to create a sustaining program that makes sense for your company and
your culture. Every company is different, as is how each one establishes
the guidelines and practices needed to sustain the improvements. Some
companies can rely on the culture with no real management systems in place.
Others need formalized systems. Sustaining the 5S program is the hardest.
Your sustaining efforts will never end, including continually improving on
what was alreadyimplemented.
Each company must nd its way with Sustaining. Here are a few recommen-
dations:
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